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Zac Oyama
Born (1987-08-22) August 22, 1987 (age 36)
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • writer
Years active2015–present
Known for
Spouse
Phoebe Neidhardt
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(m. 2020)​
Parent
  • Yasuhiko Oyama (father)
RelativesErica Oyama (sister)

Zac Asahiko Oyama (born August 22, 1987)[1] is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He was a sketch writer and performer for Dropout (formerly CollegeHumor)[2], and is currently a player for their actual play web series, Dimension 20,[3] and their improv game show, Game Changer.[4] He was also one of the guests on the Dropout original, Very Important People. As a script writer, he is known for his work on the series Adam Ruins Everything and Home Economics.

Biography

Zac Oyama is a son of Yasuhiko Oyama, a co-founder of World Oyama Karate Organization and an actor in a 2017 film 'Get Out'.[5] He is a brother of Erica Oyama.

Zac Oyama worked as an intern on the movie Wanderlust, which gave a start to his career.[6] He then got an opportunity to work on Key & Peele.[6] Later, he moved from Birmingham, Alabama, to Los Angeles, where he became a cast member of a popular comedy company called CollegeHumor. At the meantime, he performs at UCB with the Harold team Yeti, at Asian AF with VOLTRON, and with 18 time Cagematch champs Three Princes.[7]

In 2016, a live stream from CollegeHumor called "Help Us Fire Zac Oyama LIVE!"[8] has left many people wondering if the cast member was genuinely fired, which wasn't the case.[9] Later, Zac addressed it on one of the Dropout shows, GameChanger.[10]

Among international audience, he is best-known for his participation in the show Dimension 20 on Dropout. He is one of the main cast of the show (the 'Intrepid Heroes', who are the players in all of the show's main campaigns[11]) and has participated in 10 out of 21 seasons of Dimension 20.

He had been dating an actress and writer Phoebe Neidhardt since 2016, and the two married in 2020.[12]

Since May 25, 2023 Zac Oyama has been on a task to gain 100 thousand subscribers[13] through creating Youtube shorts on his channel. He also has a history of streaming game content on Twitch[14]

Appearances

Years Title Role Notes References
2015-present Dropout (former College Humor) videos Writer, actor Was working a writer and actor for the College Humor sketches, streams and game shows, stopped being a member of the main cast in 2017, but continued participating in many projects, such us Dimension 20, Game Changer, Make Some Noise, and takes part in the Dropout.tv projects. [15]
2016-2017 Asian AF Show Guest Is one of the participants in some performances of the variety show, was one of the panelist in the show's talk with 'Talks at Google'. [16][17]
2017-2022 Earwolf podcast network Guest Has appeared as a guest on various episodes of different podcasts [18]
2018 Three Princes Actor The improv group that has a trilogy of comedy short films published on YouTube. [19][20]
2019-2022 Not Another D&D Podcast Actor (player) Participated in several campaigns of the actual-play D&D podcast: Campaign 1, The Mavrus Chronicles, The Rotating Heroes Podcast [citation needed]
2022-2023 The Rotating Heroes Podcast Creator, Game master, Player A Patreon-based actual play podcast created by Zac Oyama [21]
2022-2023 Home Economics Writer Was one of the staff writers for the 3rd season (episodes 1-10) of the series [citation needed]
2023 The Yard Podcast Guest Participated as a guest in the episode 117 [22][23]

References

  1. ^ Oyama, Zac [@zacoyama] (August 22, 2021). "For my birthday I decided to give myself the gift of a year off this website. Bye you idiots!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Sandberg, Bryn (April 19, 2017). "CollegeHumor Adds Trio of New Castmembers (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Hall, Charlie (April 19, 2023). "Critical Role's Matt Mercer will lead Dimension 20's Crown of Candy prequel". Polygon.
  4. ^ Ronquillo, Emmanuel (March 30, 2023). "This Underrated Game Show Changes the Rules With Every New Episode". Collider.
  5. ^ "Questions Raised About Japanese Character in 'Get Out'". Rafu Shimpo. March 31, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Hammontree, John (July 27, 2020). "Zac Oyama on CollegeHumor, Key & Peele and finding decent Southern food in LA". Reckon South. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Zac Oyama". Podchaser. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Help Us Fire Zac Oyama LIVE!. CollegeHumor. December 12, 2016 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Gadtaula, Manoj (December 22, 2022). "Fact Check: Is Zac Oyama Fired? What Happened To Him?". Genius Celebs. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Zac Leaves a Message on Sam's Answering Machine. Game Changer Shorts. October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Heim, Bec (January 2, 2023). "Dimension 20: All Intrepid Hero Campaigns, Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Shrestha, Dinesh (May 21, 2023). "Zac Oyama Introduced His Wife On Instagram". Stars Scoop. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  13. ^ 100k? #funny #hollywood #hollywoodnight #challenge #hollywoodhistory. Zac Oyama. May 25, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Zac Oyama's Twitch Stats Summary Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  15. ^ Our Big "The Dress" Sketch. CollegeHumor. March 12, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ Asian AF Comedy Show | Talks at Google. Talks at Google. September 28, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2023 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "About". Asian AF. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  18. ^ "Zac Oyama". Earwolf. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  19. ^ "Three Princes". YouTube.
  20. ^ Kelly-Clyne, Luke (October 16, 2018). "Insufferable Men and the Surprising Joy of The Grillmasters". Vulture. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "The Rotating Heroes Podcast". Patron Hunt. September 18, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  22. ^ We Forced An Actor to Role Play (ft. Zac Oyama) | The Yard. The Yard. October 12, 2023 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "We Forced An Actor to Role Play (ft. Zac Oyama)". ‎The Yard. Episode 117. Retrieved November 3, 2023 – via Apple Podcasts.

External links

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